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DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education /

Kamenetz, Anya, 1980-

DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education / Do-it-yourself U Anya Kamenetz. - White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., c2010. - xiv, 196 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History : how college-for-all became part of the American dream -- Sociology : human capital and meritocracy, race and class--can we build a system that works for everybody? -- Economics : why college tuition is caught in a cost spiral, and how to stop it -- Computer science : open content, virtual-reality and smartphone classrooms, serious games, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and robotic telescopes -- Independent study : free and open-source education; vocational, experiential, and self-learning -- Commencement : what the transformation of the university might mean for the future of humanity -- Resource guide for a do-it-yourself education : a four part guide for the student who wants to hack her own education; includes a listing of web sites of organizations mentioned in the text.

9781603582346 1603582347

2009054136


Education, Higher--United States.
Educational change--United States.
College costs--United States.
Alternative education--United States.

LA227.4 / .K36 2010

378.73

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